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A defunct NASA satellite the size of a bus is set to plunge through the Earth's atmosphere sometime this weekend, with officials still uncertain exactly where it is going to land.

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has uncovered data suggesting the family of asteroids thought to be responsible for the dinosaurs' extinction 65 million years ago may not have been the culprit.

An archaic NASA satellite the size of a bus is set to descend into the Earth's atmosphere this weekend, according to officials at NASA.

NASA's Kepler operation has confirmed the discovery of a circumbinary planet -- a planet compasses two stars, 200 light-years from Earth.

NASA's Kepler space probe has reportedly discovered the first ever planet orbiting two suns, lying a mere 200 light-years from Earth.

The launch of NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) carrying delta 2 rocket has been postponed by one day.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured three new high-definition images of the Apollo moon landing sites.

The European Space Agency's Mars Express has captured fresh images of the planet's surface indicating the existence of a massive lake in the red planet's past.

While exploring the recently reached Endeavour crater NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has discovered new evidence suggesting the Red Planet once contained water, one of the essential building blocks of life.

MIT grads supported by the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA have created a series of robot drones equipped with Samsung's Android powered Nexus S smartphone.

Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory NASA astronomers have discovered a new pair of supermassive black holes lying in close proximity to the Milky Way.

A study carried out using NASA's Swift satellite and the Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a second super-sized black hole lying at the heart of an "unusual" galaxy near the Milky Way.

NASA's Swift satellite has captured data and images of a distant star being caught and devoured by an awakening black hole.

Using their Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, NASA scientists have discovered a new cool class of star-like bodies, some of which emit heat around human body temperature.

The scientists responsible for unearthing ancient fossils, believed to be the oldest ever discovered, have argued that the existence of the microfossils demonstrates the possibility of alien life.

Part of its ongoing campaign to ensure it isn't left behind in this generation's space race, Russia has revealed plans to build an orbiting hotel designed to provide lunar sightseeing flights and luxury rides into humanity's final frontier.

NASA scientists have warned we should curb our greenhouse gas emissions in order to prevent aliens from attacking and potentially blowing us up, according to a new report, the Guardian reported.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has built a new camera capable of recording in 3D video, designed to stream live footage from the International Space Station (ISS).

In a recent statement NASA unveiled its new Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, designed to boost human space exploration beyond low Earth orbit.

NASA's Mars Rover "Opportunity" has reached the Endeavour crater, granting scientists fresh insights into the nature of the Red Planet allowing them to study rocks never previously seen.

A new survey of the outer regions of Earth's solar system has found new evidence suggesting the possible existence of three previously undiscovered dwarf planets similar in kind to Pluto.

NASA researchers have discovered evidence suggesting that meteorites can carry certain DNA components actually created in space, indicating the possibility of extra-planetary life.

Orbiting the red planet NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has discovered evidence that warm, salty water may flow across Mars during its warmest months.

A new theory suggests the Earth once had a small second moon that was destroyed in a slow motion collision with its "sister".

NASA's is set to launch its Juno spacecraft today, on a mission that will help scientists study the origin and evolution of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet.

British physicists have announced that the theory that our universe is contained inside a bubble, just one of multiple bubble universes in a "multiverse," can now be tested.

NASA's Dawn spacecraft is beginning the first of it four intensive research orbits, with its initial run around the Vesta asteroid scheduled to begin on 11 August.

NASA has unveiled new plans to land astronauts on a near-Earth asteroid by the year 2025.

NASA's astronomers have detected an asteroid not far from Earth which is moving in the same orbit around the Sun.The 200-300m-wide rock sits in front of our planet at a gravitational "sweet spot", but does not currently poses any threats, scientists said.

NASA's Hubble Telescope has discovered a new fourth moon orbiting the ice-world planet Pluto.